JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

Pre-requisites

Nil

UNIT - I

Surgical Procedures: Electrosurgical Generators – Hazards and Safety Measures, Types of Invasive and non-invasive monitoring – Ventilators, Humidifiers, Nebulizers, O.T. Table. Organization of theatres, CSSD.

UNIT - II

Mechanism of Respiration: Gas exchange, Artificial respiration, Diagnostic and Therapeutic indications. Anesthesia: Anesthesia Types, Pre-anesthetic care and preparation. Postoperative care Laws of gases. Patient monitoring during surgery: Monitoring of respiration and temperature.

UNIT - III

Radio therapy: Principles of radiation oncology, Radio sensitivity and radio resistance of tumors and Tissues. Classification of Tumors. Cell survival theory, Oxygen effect. Therapeutic ratio. Normal Tissue tolerance dose. Modification of radiation response Physical, chemical and Biological modifiers.

UNIT - IV

Management on radiation: Radioactive protection. Somatic effects, LD 50. Radiation effects on skin, blood, Reproductive organs, and Embryo. Radiation carcinogenesis. Cataract, Genetic effects

UNIT - V

Hazards and permissible exposures: Maximum permissible occupational doses, Protective lines of defense. Protective measures. Physical measurements and medical tests.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Ronald. D. Miller., Miller’s Anesthesia: 2 volume set, 2004.
• 2. W.J. Meredith & J. B. Massey, Fundamental Physics of Radiology. Johns and Cunningham, 1984

REFERENCE BOOKS:

• 1. Ramesh Chandra, Introductory Physics of Nuclear Medicine
• 2. Lawrence A. Kaplan et al., Clinical Chemistry: Theory, Analysis, Correlation, 4th Ed, 2002. R16 B.TECH BIOMEDICAL ENGG.